Cuvée Ambition
		AOC Minervois red wine Alcohol content : 14% vol Cuvée Ambition - Vintage 2009 This cuvée is aged in oak casks for 12 months May be drunk now or may be kept for 5 yrs   price : 6,80 € per bottle

Exploitation

Family estate consisting of 70 hectares that cultivates 17 hectares of vines.
Certified « Agriculture Raisonnée » - obtained in 2004 (a traceable, environmentally friendly method of winegrowing that has been officially certified since 2001)

Wine making process

Harvested by hand. Carbonic maceration. Maceration of between 12 - 14 days. The 3 grape varieties are mixed together from the moment the grapes are put into the tank.
Blended wine of grape varieties Carignan (40%), Grenache (30%) et Syrah (30%)

Maturing

12 months in oak casks that have already aged 2 - 4 wines.
Wine store installed in an old semi-interred cellar

Wine tasting

Well structured & very aromatic (small red fruits, blackberry & blackcurrant & for the vintage a dominance of thyme).
Drink with a goat's cheese or a rib of beef.

Packaging

Bordelaise bottles occitan cross in cases of 6. Bottled & stored on Domaine in an old sheepfold specifically renovated for this purpose.